Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neurosecretion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-rose-cre-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the synthesis and release of hormones by neurons

noun

a hormone so secreted

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English secretion English neurosecretion From neuro- + secretion.

Inflected Forms

neurosecretions (plural)

Questions

What does neurosecretion mean?: the synthesis and release of hormones by neurons
Where does neurosecretion come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English secretion English neurosecretion From neuro- + secretion.

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